What kind of car-care products (soaps, waxes, rubbing compounds, cleaners, > > etc.) are best for my Volvo?
> > I’ve been asking questions here and there and I’ve came up with a shortlist > myself. Just for interest’s sake, I’m trying out Mother Gold’s 3-Phase > system. It consists of: car-wash, pre-wax cleaner, paint sealant and glaze > and carnuba wax. I’ve only got through the cycle once so I can’t attest to > the long term effects. The procedure varies with the age of the car, the intended degree of shine, and the condition of the paint, but that sounds likea good combination for good-conditioned paint. The car I helped a friend detail last night was in far worse condition. I’ve polished it once with rubbing compound, he worked it over once with Zymol, but the problem was that the paint had oxidized to the point that the surface was too porous to keep a shine no matter what we put on it. So we sanded it. No, really. (Kids! Don’t try this at home! 🙂 I’ve color-sanded new paint before, so I knew the basic drill. You get a very fine grit of grey wet-or-dry emery paper – we ended up using
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